Ashley Smiley on The Graduates

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Tune in to a new episode of The Graduates on Tuesday, December 5th @ 9AM to hear from Ashley Smiley, biologist and biomechanician in the Department of Integrative Biology.

Ashley's research focuses on understanding the unique flight behavior of hummingbirds. In the interview, Ashley describes the field of biomechanics and tells us all about her work in South America filming and studying flight patterns and aerodynamics of hummingbirds.

The Graduates, featuring graduate student research at Cal, is broadcast every other Tuesday on KALX. Past episodes are available to listen and download free on iTunes or online. The Graduates is hosted by Tesla Monson, postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Integrative Biology.